Late Holocene palaeo-environmental reconstruction and human settlement in the eastern Po Plain (northern Italy)
| Autor: | Marco Marchesini, Gilmo Vianello, Dario Di Giuseppe, R. Gabusi, L. Vittori Antisari, Gianluca Bianchini, Stefano Cremonini |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Bianchini G., Cremonini S., Di Giuseppe D., Gabusi R., Marchesini M., Vianello G., Vittori Antisari L. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Pedostratigraphy Soil geochemistry Palynology and 14C datings Po River palaeo-hydrography Bronze Age settlement Geochemistry 01 natural sciences Sequence (geology) Bronze Age Holocene 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Earth-Surface Processes Palynology Ambientale Sediment Soil geochemistry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Palynology and 14C datings Alluvial plain Bronze Age settlement Palynology and 14 C datings Pedostratigraphy Po River palaeo-hydrography 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Alluvium Sedimentary rock Geology |
| Popis: | A sedimentary sequence comprising a Late Bronze age archaeological site located in the alluvial plain between Bologna and Ferrara (Northern Italy) was studied from geochemical, pedological and palynological points of view. Sediment geochemistry (in particular, the high content of Cr) indicates the existence of a thin set of Po River deposits coeval to the Bronze Age site, lying among alluvial sediments delivered from the Apennine chain. The soil corresponding to this chronological interval is also characterised by anomalous content of phosphorous and chalcophile elements (mainly Cu and Zn) that are clearly related to anthropogenic activities. The results were critically discussed to reconstruct the geomorphological and regional palaeo-hydrographic settings to support the existence of an unknown buried Po River course active during the late Middle Bronze Age in the southern part of the alluvial plain. The 14C and pollen analyses corroborate this interpretation, also providing clues on the genesis of more superficial peaty horizons. On the whole, the results provide fresh insights on the occurrence of ancient human settlements in the southern Po River alluvial plain. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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